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FREN 160A1: The French-Speaking World

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Renaissance France
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Books

Art and architecture in France, 1500 to 1700 [N6845 .B55 Main Ref.]

The Blackwell Companion to the Enlightenment. [CB411 B57 1991 Main Stacks]

Dictionary of the Renaissance. [CB361 S45 Main Ref.]

Dictionary of Literary Biography

This is a mult-volume set containing long biographical articles on major writers in all genres.

Encyclopedia Britannica [Online]

Click here for an overview of the development of French literature. (This link will only work if you are on campus. You can access the Encyclopedia Britannica by clicking on the title.)

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. [B802 E53 1996 Main Stacks]

European Writers. [PN501 E9 1983 Main Ref.]

This is a 14 vol. set. Volume 14 = Index; Vols. 1 &2 = The Middle Ages and the Renaissance; Vols. 3&4 = The Age of Reason & the Enlightenment.

Grove's Dictionary of Art Online

The Grove Dictionary Online is a place to begin your research on general art topics.

Guide to French Literature: Beginnings to 1789. [PQ41 L48 1992 Main Ref.]

Guide to French Literature: 1789 to the Present.

This is a two volume set providing both brief and long articles on a variety of topics pertaining to French literature.

Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800. [PN86 L5 Main Ref.]

Present significant excerpts from the most noteworthy published criticism on authors of the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.

The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French. [PQ41 N48 1995 Main Ref.]

Provides some lengthy articles on a variety of topics relating to French literature.

The Renaissance: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. [CB361 R26 1979b Main Ref.]

Art and Architecture in France, 1500 to 1700 [N6845 .B55 Main Ref.]

The Blackwell Companion to the Enlightenment [CB411 B57 1991 Main Stacks]

Dictionary of the Renaissance [CB361 S45 Main Ref.]

Dictionary of Literary Biography [Online]
This is a mult-volume set containing long biographical articles on major writers in all genres.

Encyclopedia Britannica [Online]

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment [B802 E53 1996 Main Stacks]

European Writers [PN501 E9 1983 Main Ref.]
This is a 14 vol. set.

Vol. 14: Index
Vols. 1&2: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Vols. 3&4: The Age of Reason & the Enlightenment.

Grove's Dictionary of Art Online
The Grove Dictionary Online is a place to begin your research on general art topics.

Guide to French Literature: Beginnings to 1789 [PQ41 L48 1992 Main Ref.] and Guide to French Literature: 1789 to the Present
This is a two volume set providing both brief and long articles on a variety of topics pertaining to French literature.

Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 [Online]
Present significant excerpts from the most noteworthy published criticism on authors of the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.

The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French [PQ41 N48 1995 Main Ref.]
Provides some lengthy articles on a variety of topics relating to French literature.

The Renaissance: An Illustrated Encyclopedia [CB361 R26 1979b Main Ref.]

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